GUEST OPINION: The EDN article "Industry standards lead push toward energy-efficient computing" discussed the new Platinum power requirements for high-efficiency ac/dc power supplies. But have we reached the point of diminishing returns by pushing efficiency requirements too high? ...
For design teams in a number of industries, the cost of system verification is now their top challenge. With Model-Based Design, system-level verification can be performed earlier in the design proces[...]
Technology editor Bill Wong builds a distributed HD DVR system using Silicon Dust’s HD HomeRun.[...]
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My father recently drew my attention to an article in IEEE Spectrum about the so-called "Zink" printing technology commercialized by a group of former Polaroid employees. Zink, an acronym for "zero[...]
Miketron converted his random MIDI note generation software(MAC/PC) into hardware form via an ATMega168 chip -A couple of months I took my MAX/MSP code for Random7 and rewrote so I could embed it int[...]
The 3pi robotics bundle from the Maker Shed includes all the major components needed for programming this fun little bot. The Pololu 3pi robot is a complete, high-performance mobile platform featurin[...]
Fairytale Fashion created by Diana Eng has a great new video with the Drawdio! We are going to embroider a dress with conductive thread so that it is touch sensitive. What do you imagine happening w[...]
StairSteady invented by a 16 year old maker... When not in use, the handle goes from the square section to a round at either the top or bottom of the stairs and so the handle folds away parallel w[...]